The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-13
PATHETIC SCENES.
Distressing Meetings Between Relations
Removing the Wo nded tn Peoria.

Distressing Meetings Between Relations
Removing the Wounded tn Peoria.
CHICAGO Aug. 1.-THE Chicago Times's
SPECIAL says: Miss Julia Valdeioe. of PEORIA is
said to be dying. She is most beautiful young
lady, with features of the purest Grecian type.
Her beauty of figure and face attracted the at
tention of every one who entered the hospital
She is but nineteen years of age, and is the
daughter of wealthy widowed mother who
was killed by her side in the wreck. The young
lady has travelled all over the world, and is
fine linguist. She suffered internal injuries and
physician by her side ali last night,
lieving her pain by the of morphine ad-
ministered hypodermcally. Two of her cousins
came to-day from Peoria to see her, Charles and
Eugene Zimmerman. They rushed to Miss
Valdejoe's side and were horrfsd to see, In q
double cot near by, their brother and his wife,
both badly bruised. The scene between these
people is beyond description
w. Van Liew, a wealthy merchant of Gales
burg died this morning at Piper City. He gave
up his seat in to lady of his acquaintance;
the lady was unhurt, but Mr.. Van Liew received
fatal injuries His head was battered until his
features were unrecognizabe. He telegraphed
his wife that be was dangerously injured but did
not want her to see him in his horrible condi-
tion. She answered. HE is my husband and
my place is by his side" She arrived in Piper
City this morning and went to the bedside OF
her husband
The meeting very sad but affectionate.
In less than hour Mr.. Van Lew died in his
wife's arms.
Mrs. Blondon. of Harker's Corners, ILL.,, and
her two children. was on visit to her husbands
mother in the East just she left, her hus-
band gave her twenty dollar gold piece and his
mother She was killed, and to-day, in laying
out the body, her husband fouEd concealed in
the waist of her dress the gold piece and photo
graph stained with his wife's blood.
Early this morning the officers and physicians
of the railroad came to the conclusion that it
was high time the wounded. or at least such OF
them as were able. should be moved from Chats
worth and Piper City to Peoria. The reasons
for this action were many; some of the wounded
lived in or near Peoria, and naturally desired to
get to their homes. Moreover, the facilities for
taking care of the disabled in the little towns
were not good as in Peoria which. AS every
body knows. has it's full quota of hotels and
hospitals. The ladies' of Chatsworth. Piper City
and Fairbury untiring. and the officials
thought it was asking a little too much of them
60 take care of the ailing people in these broil-
ing dog-days; not that anyone even heard
complaint murmur from any of the ladies'
Quite to the contrary. The word was passed
along the line that all slightly injured able to
get to Peoria and their bones without danger
would be sent to Peoria by special train. This
indeed good news to many of the poor
sufferers, who seemed delighted and cheered
with the outlook, Early in tha afternoon
they began hobbling to the station at Chats
worth; many were badly bruised and showed
faces all discolored. blood shot eyes. arms
broken. ETC. Notwithstanding their pains, few
complained, but crawled to the depot as to
take passage the special These were the
convaescent; and they helped into the
cars and made comfortable expressions of heart
felt gratitude to the genuine Samartans of I.iv-
in gston and Ford counties heard coming
from lips cut and torn. These people took their
departure on the midday train west and as II
pulled away from the station a ripple of good
byes and God speeds passed through the crowd.
The uncofined dead disappeared early In the
day, and it was indeed high time the bodies were
removed from public gaze. They had lain over
twenty four hours in the depot and the impro-
vised morgues, until their appearance was very
revolving Many had been recognized during
the night and claimed by friends and relatives.
who had got collins and made preparations to
take the bodies to places of sepulcher. The hid
eous bodies Of the unknown unfortunates were